Segway is on sale for consumers

trsrdr · 2002-11-18, 10:26 PM

The much acclaimed, at least by some, Segway is out and available for sale. The article is here . . Segway Article

I like the ad comparing the unicycle to the Segway. The only error is in the price. How many uni.5's can you buy for $4,950? That's a question for Greg Harper and unicycle.com. Come on Greg, let's get the uni.5 out before the Segway actually hits the streets or sidewalks.

unisteve · 2002-11-18, 11:43 PM

I think the idea is really cool, but they make it too expensive. The average person is not going to be willing to shell out $5000 for a new toy. (The average person being me.

) And i have too many toys already... anyhoo, i love segways. If i was a Bill Gates type of person, I'd be the first one to get a Segway. I've seen those things in action on TV and they look cool. But, a uni looks like much more of a challenge.... not thay wussy self-balancing Segway junk..

Checkernuts · 2002-11-19, 03:07 AM

You have no idea how wierd and cool these things are till you see them fly by you in person.

This summer at the National Grand Prix in DC one of the tire companies Goodyear or Firestone, had like 10 of them and were using them to send people arround the racetrack. These things are a lazy man's dream. It so beats walking places... and if I had 5 grand I would so get one.

Chex

AccordNSX · 2002-11-19, 03:44 AM

What's the speed like on one of these?

unibiker · 2002-11-19, 04:16 AM

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Originally posted by AccordNSX
What's the speed like on one of these?

Up to 12mph. The guy has also designed a wheelchair that will stand up and drive around on two wheels. The wheels will also revolve around each other to allow stair climbing. It's 25 grand. Next, we'll see a motorized uni that anyone can ride.

hhenaff · 2002-11-20, 11:22 AM

Hi,
You can see our french representative motorized uni rider,

clic on " Jackie CHABANAIS in the third section (Artistes) of the links in our french web site : monocycle.info
and after the link "Le MONOROUE" if you want to read it in french or "The MONOWHEEL".

Hervé

U-Turn · 2002-11-20, 07:28 PM

Cool tire on that! Do you think if it were built into a (non-motorized) uni that it would be pedalable?

Oh, and Thanks for showing us all the facets of that:

CRASY, CRASY, CRASY ACROBAT!!!

2002-11-18, 10:26 PM	#1
trsrdr UNi-Balanced Join Date: May 2002 Location: SE Missouri, USA Age: 45 Posts: 78	Segway is on sale for consumers The much acclaimed, at least by some, Segway is out and available for sale. The article is here . . Segway Article I like the ad comparing the unicycle to the Segway. The only error is in the price. How many uni.5's can you buy for $4,950? That's a question for Greg Harper and unicycle.com. Come on Greg, let's get the uni.5 out before the Segway actually hits the streets or sidewalks.

2002-11-18, 11:43 PM	#2
unisteve Yes? Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 23 Posts: 1,336	I think the idea is really cool, but they make it too expensive. The average person is not going to be willing to shell out $5000 for a new toy. (The average person being me. ) And i have too many toys already... anyhoo, i love segways. If i was a Bill Gates type of person, I'd be the first one to get a Segway. I've seen those things in action on TV and they look cool. But, a uni looks like much more of a challenge.... not thay wussy self-balancing Segway junk.. __________________ "...if a bunch of fellow unicyclists can't rally around, commiserate and say 'chin up, lad', then what is this world coming to?" -GILD

2002-11-19, 03:07 AM	#3
Checkernuts currently riding bikes Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Pittsburgh PA Age: 29 Posts: 2,050	You have no idea how wierd and cool these things are till you see them fly by you in person. This summer at the National Grand Prix in DC one of the tire companies Goodyear or Firestone, had like 10 of them and were using them to send people arround the racetrack. These things are a lazy man's dream. It so beats walking places... and if I had 5 grand I would so get one. Chex __________________ No one said it was gonna be easy and I'm not afraid to try, with the odds stacked up against me I will have to fight, One Life One Wheel got to do it right. H2O -------MUNI MILITIA ------- One Wheeled Death Squad

2002-11-19, 03:44 AM	#4
AccordNSX Adam Coast Choppers Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Orlando, Florida Age: 29 Posts: 1,576	What's the speed like on one of these? __________________ If I had a signature, would you forge it?

2002-11-20, 11:22 AM	#6
hhenaff French Unicyclist Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: France Posts: 10	About Motorized Uni Hi, You can see our french representative motorized uni rider, clic on " Jackie CHABANAIS in the third section (Artistes) of the links in our french web site : monocycle.info and after the link "Le MONOROUE" if you want to read it in french or "The MONOWHEEL". Hervé Last edited by hhenaff; 2002-11-20 at 11:27 AM.

2002-11-20, 07:28 PM	#7
U-Turn Small fish, small pond Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA Age: 54 Posts: 3,420	Cool tire on that! Do you think if it were built into a (non-motorized) uni that it would be pedalable? Oh, and Thanks for showing us all the facets of that: CRASY, CRASY, CRASY ACROBAT!!! __________________ Weep in the dojo... laugh on the battlefield. -- Dave Stockton Last edited by U-Turn; 2002-11-20 at 07:33 PM.

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